SIST EN 61291-5-2:2017

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Optical amplifiers - Part 5-2: Qualification specifications - Reliability qualification for
optical fibre amplifiers (IEC 61291-5-2:2017)
Lichtwellenleiter-Verstärker - Teil 5-2: Anerkennungsspezifikation -
Zuverlässigkeitsanerkennung (IEC 61291-5-2:2017)
Amplificateurs optiques - Partie 5-2: Spécifications de qualification - Qualification de
fiabilité pour amplificateurs à fibres optiques (IEC 61291-5-2:2017)
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 61291-5-2

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2017
ICS 33.180.30 Supersedes EN 61291-5-2:2002
English Version
Optical amplifiers - Part 5-2: Qualification specifications -
Reliability qualification for optical fibre amplifiers
(IEC 61291-5-2:2017)
Amplificateurs optiques - Partie 5-2: Spécifications de Lichtwellenleiter-Verstärker - Teil 5-2:
qualification - Qualification de fiabilité pour amplificateurs Anerkennungsspezifikation - Zuverlässigkeitsanerkennung
à fibres optiques für Lichtwellenleiter-Verstärker
(IEC 61291-5-2:2017) (IEC 61291-5-2:2017)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2017-03-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
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Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.


European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
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© 2017 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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EN 61291-5-2:2017
European foreword
The text of document 86C/1376/CDV, future edition 2 of IEC 61291-5-2, prepared by SC 86C "Fibre
optic systems and active devices" of IEC/TC 86 "Fibre optics" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC
parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 61291-5-2:2017.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2017-12-02
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at
national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2020-06-02
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with
the document have to be withdrawn

This document supersedes EN 61291-5-2:2002.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61291-5-2:2017 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 60068-2-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-1.
IEC 60068-2-6 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-6.
IEC 61300-2-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61300-2-1.
IEC 61300-2-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61300-2-2.
IEC 61300-2-5 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61300-2-5.
IEC 61300-2-9 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61300-2-9.
IEC 61300-2-18 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61300-2-18.
IEC 61300-2-19 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61300-2-19.
IEC 61300-2-22 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61300-2-22.
IEC 61300-2-42 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61300-2-42.
IEC 61300-2-44 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61300-2-44.
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EN 61291-5-2:2017
IEC 62005-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 62005-2.
IEC 62343-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 62343-2.
IEC 62572-3 NOTE Harmonized as EN 62572-3.
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EN 61291-5-2:2017
Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is
available here: www.cenelec.eu.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60050-731 -  International Electrotechnical - -
Vocabulary - Chapter 731: Optical fibre
communication
IEC 60068-2-2 2007 Environmental testing - Part 2-2: EN 60068-2-2 2007
Tests - Test B: Dry heat
IEC 60068-2-14 -  Environmental testing - Part 2-14: EN 60068-2-14 -
Tests - Test N: Change of temperature
IEC 60068-2-21 -  Environmental testing - Part 2-21: EN 60068-2-21 -
Tests - Test U: Robustness of
terminations and integral mounting
devices
IEC 60068-2-27 -  Environmental testing - Part 2-27: EN 60068-2-27 -
Tests - Test Ea and guidance: Shock
IEC 60068-2-31 -  Environmental testing - Part 2-31: EN 60068-2-31 -
Tests - Test Ec: Rough handling
shocks, primarily for equipment-type
specimens
IEC 60068-2-78 -  Environmental testing - Part 2-78: EN 60068-2-78 -
Tests - Test Cab: Damp heat, steady
state
IEC 61291-1 -  Optical amplifiers - Part 1: Generic EN 61291-1 -
specification
IEC 61300-2-4 -  Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61300-2-4 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 2-4:
Tests - Fibre/cable retention
IEC 62005-9-1 -  Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 62005-9-1 -
passive components - Reliability -
Part 9-1: Qualification of passive
optical components
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Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 62005-9-2 -  Reliability of fibre optic interconnecting - -
devices and passive optical
components - Part 9-2: Reliability
qualification for single fibre optic
connector sets - Single mode
TIA 455-11 -  FOTP-11 Vibration Test Procedure for - -
Fiber Optic Components and Cables

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 6
3.1 Terms and definitions . 6
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 6
4 Reliability requirements . 7
4.1 Tests . 7
4.1.1 General . 7
4.1.2 Reliability qualification of components . 7
4.1.3 Reliability qualification of the OFA assembly process . 8
4.1.4 Reliability qualification of the OFA device or sub-system . 8
4.1.5 Structural similarity . 10
Annex A (normative) Procedures for reliability testing of OFA components . 11
A.1 General . 11
A.2 Tests required for passive optical components . 11
A.3 Tests required for the doped fibre . 11
Annex B (informative) Reliability calculations . 12
B.1 Reliability calculation . 12
B.2 Guidance on failure rate calculations . 13
Bibliography . 14

Table 1 – Minimum test list for passive optical components, pump laser modules,
monitor diode modules and optical connectors . 7
Table 2 – Minimum test list for doped fibre . 8
Table 3 – Tests required for splices . 8
Table 4 – Minimum list for tests required on OFA devices and sub-systems . 9
Table A.1 – Tests required for the doped fibre . 11
Table B.1 – Failure rate of components . 13

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IEC 61291-5-2:2017 © IEC 2017 – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS –

Part 5-2: Qualification specifications – Reliability qualification
for optical fibre amplifiers

FOREWORD
1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of IEC is to promote
international co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To
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with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in accordance with conditions determined by
agreement between the two organizations.
2) The formal decisions or agreements of IEC on technical matters express, as nearly as possible, an international
consensus of opinion on the relevant subjects since each technical committee has representation from all
interested IEC National Committees.
3) IEC Publications have the form of recommendations for international use and are accepted by IEC National
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Publications is accurate, IEC cannot be held responsible for the way in which they are used or for any
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4) In order to promote international uniformity, IEC National Committees undertake to apply IEC Publications
transparently to the maximum extent possible in their national and regional publications. Any divergence
between any IEC Publication and the corresponding national or regional publication shall be clearly indicated in
the latter.
5) IEC itself does not provide any attestation of conformity. Independent certification bodies provide conformity
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6) All users should ensure that they have the latest edition of this publication.
7) No liability shall attach to IEC or its directors, employees, servants or agents including individual experts and
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other damage of any nature whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, or for costs (including legal fees) and
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8) Attention is drawn to the Normative references cited in this publication. Use of the referenced publications is
indispensable for the correct application of this publication.
9) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this IEC Publication may be the subject of
patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 61291-5-2 has been prepared by subcommittee 86C: Fibre optic
systems and active devices, of IEC technical committee 86: Fibre optics.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2002. It constitutes a
technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) removal of the contents on the relating quality management system from scope, terms and
definitions, and the reliability requirements;
b) moving fit-rate calculation to Annex B (informative);
c) change of requirements for shock test;
d) amendment of abbreviations related to changes a) and b).

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The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
CDV Report on voting
86C/1376/CDV 86C/1426/RVC

Full information on the voting for the approval of this International Standard can be found in
the report on voting indicated in the above table.
This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all parts in the IEC 61291 series, published under the general title Optical amplifiers,
can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
stability date indicated on the IEC website under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to
the specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
A bilingual version of this publication may be issued at a later date.

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IEC 61291-5-2:2017 © IEC 2017 – 5 –
OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS –

Part 5-2: Qualification specifications – Reliability qualification
for optical fibre amplifiers



1 Scope
This part of IEC 61291 applies to optical amplifiers (OAs) and optically amplified, elementary
sub-systems for terrestrial applications, using active fibres (optical fibre amplifiers (OFAs))
containing rare-earth dopants, which are commercially available.
The black box approach is used in this document. The black box approach is adopted in order
to give product specifications which are independent of OA implementation details. For
reliability qualification purposes, some information about the internal components is needed;
these internal parts are themselves treated as black boxes. This document gives
requirements for the evaluation of OA reliability by combining the reliability of such internal
black boxes.
The object of this document is to specify the minimum list of reliability qualification tests,
requirements on failure criteria during testing and on reliability predictions, and give the
relevant normative references to establish a standard method for the assessment of the
reliability of OFA devices and sub-systems in order to minimize risks and to promote product
development and reliability qualification.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their
content constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition
cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including
any amendments) applies.
IEC 60050-731, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary – Chapter 731: Optical fibre
communication
IEC 60068-2-2:2007, Environmental testing – Part 2-2: Tests – Test B: Dry heat
IEC 60068-2-14, Environmental testing – Part 2-14: Tests – Test N: Change of temperature
IEC 60068-2-21, Environmental testing – Part 2-21: Tests – Test U: Robustness of
terminations and integral mounting devices
IEC 60068-2-27, Environmental testing – Part 2-27: Tests – Test Ea and guidance: Shock
IEC 60068-2-31, Tests – Test Ec: Rough handling shocks, primarily for equipment-type
specimens
IEC 60068-2-78, Environmental testing – Part 2-78: Tests – Test Cab: Damp heat, steady
state
IEC 61291-1, Optical fibre amplifiers – Part 1: Generic specification

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IEC 61300-2-4, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and
measurement procedures – Part 2-4: Tests – Fibre/cable retention
IEC 62005-9-1, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Reliability –
Part 9-1: Qualification of passive optical components
IEC 62005-9-2, Reliability of fibre optic interconnecting devices
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